PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
25
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
25
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
19
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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4
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5
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10
5
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6
8
7
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8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
16
4-part score
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4-part single page
9
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
15
single
14
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
6
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
3
none
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pointers
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repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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Flemish
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Latin
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Spanish
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fully texted and provided with incipit
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20
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
25
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
2
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
6
very high
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Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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